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Public Transportation Contact Info

Sioux Falls Transit
500 East Sixth Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57103-7016

605-367-7874
Web site


Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport

The following map illustrates those areas of Sioux Falls that have easy access to public transportation. Easy access is defined as no more than a one-half mile walk from a bus route. Bus stop information is ignored. In cases of overlapping transit authorities, the transit system in review is shown in light purple and all other transit systems are shown in yellow. Source: Federal Transit Administration and Synergos Technologies, Inc.


Selected Public Transportation Stats

The following tables and charts give a financial and operations overview of the public transportation network in Sioux Falls. Source: Federal Transit Administration - National Transit Database (1996-1998) and Synergos Technologies, Inc.

System Wide Information





General Information

Service Area Statistics
 Square Miles
 Population

Service Consumption
 Annual Passenger Miles
 Annual Unlinked Trips
 Average Weekday Unlinked Trips
 Average Saturday Unlinked Trips
 Average Sunday Unlinked Trips

Service Supplied
 Annual Vehicle Revenue Miles
 Annual Vehicle Revenue Hours
 Veh. Available for Max. Service
 Veh. Operated in Max. Service
 Base Period Requirement

Financial Information

Fare Revenues Earned
 Directly Operated
 Purchased Transportation
   Total Fare Revenues Earned

Sources of 
Operating Funds Expended
 Passenger Fares
 Local Funds
 State Funds
 Federal Assistance
 Other Funds
   Total Operating Funds Expended

Summary of Operating Expenses
 Salaries, Wages and Benefits
 Materials and Supplies
 Purchased Transportation *
 Other Operating Expenses
   Total Operating Expenses

 Reconciling Cash Expenditures

Sources of Capital Funds
 Local Funds
 State Funds
 Federal Assistance
   Total Sources

Uses of Capital Funds
 Rolling Stock
 Facilites and Other
   Total Uses



1997


55
115,000


2,029,422
658,407
2,396
950
0


956,137
76,798
84
81
11




491,391
39,450
530,841



530,841
2,041,957
46,575
341,321
25,395
2,986,089


2,071,845
297,380
135,755
455,909
2,960,889

25,200


693,114
0
3,293,254
3,986,368


3,756,510
229,858
3,986,368



1998


55
115,000


2,650,443
678,614
2,484
994
0


999,731
81,779
87
79
11




489,056
33,215
522,271



522,271
1,715,281
46,575
857,031
26,260
3,167,418


2,271,433
285,261
154,657
456,067
3,167,418

0


96,176
0
384,703
480,879


480,879
0
480,879
Change
Over
Prior Yr



0
0


621,021
20,207
88
44
0


43,594
4,981
3
(2)
0




(2,335)
(6,235)
(8,570)



(8,570)
(326,676)
0
515,710
865
181,329


199,588
(12,119)
18,902
158
206,529

(25,200)


(596,938)
0
(2,908,551)
(3,505,489)


(3,275,631)
(229,858)
(3,505,489)




   






Mode of Transportation Breakout Information

Bus
Demand
Response
 Operating Expense
 Capital Funding
   Rolling Stock
   Facilites and Other
 Annual Passenger Miles
 Annual Vehicle Revenue Miles
 Annual Vehicle Revenue Hours
 Annual Unlinked Trips
 Average Weekday Unlinked Trips

 Fixed Guideway Directional Route Miles

 Vehicles Available for Maximum Service
 Vehicles Operated in Maximum Service
   Directly Operated
   Purchased Transportation

 Average Fleet Age in Years
 Peak to Base Ratio
 Percent Spares

 Safety
   Incidents
   Injuries
   Fatalities

Performance Measures

Service Efficiency
 Operating Expense per Vehicle Revenue Mile
 Operating Expense per Vehicle Revenue Hour

Cost Effectiveness
 Operating Expense per Passenger Mile
 Operating Expense per Unlinked Passenger Trip

Service Effectiveness
 Unlinked Passenger Trips per Vehicle Revenue Mile
 Unlinked Passenger Trips per Vehicle Revenue Hour

$1,698,178
0
0
0
2,010,288
533,500
38,634
546,424
2,001

.0

26
21
21
0

6.1
1.9
24%


6
9
0




3.18
43.96


0.84
3.11


1.02
14.14

$1,469,240
480,879
480,879
0
640,155
466,231
43,145
132,190
483

.0

61
58
18
40

3.5
.0
5%


7
9
0




3.15
34.05


2.30
11.11


0.28
3.06

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